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Название книги: The Secret Island
Автор(ы): Enid Blyton
Жанр: Детские остросюжетные
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The Secret Island

Enid Blyton
The Secret Series
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The Beginning of the Adventures


Mike, Peggy, and Nora were sitting in the fields, talking together. They were very unhappy. Nora was crying, and would not stop.
As they sat there, they heard a low call. “Coo-ee!”
“There’s Jack,” said Mike. “Dry your eyes, Nora. Jack will cheer you up!”
A boy came running by the hedge and sat down by them. He had a face as brown as a berry and bright blue eyes that shone with mischief.
“Hallo!” he said. “What’s up, Nora? Crying again?”
“Yes,” said Nora, wiping her eyes. “Aunt Harriet slapped me six times this morning because I didn’t wash the curtains well enough. Look!”
She showed him her arm, red with slaps.
“It’s a shame!” said Jack.
“If only our father and mother were here they wouldn’t let us live like this,” said Mike. “But somehow I don’t believe